The Role of Diet in the Pathogenesis of Cholesterol Gallstones

• Published in: Current medicinal chemistry Vol. 26; no. 19; p. 3620
• Main Authors: Di Ciaula, Agostino, Garruti, Gabriella, Frühbeck, Gema, De Angelis, Maria, de Bari, Ornella, Wang, David Q-H, Lammert, Frank, Portincasa, Piero
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Cholesterol - metabolism; Diet; Gallstones - etiology; Humans; Obesity - therapy; Risk Factors; Weight Loss; weight loss; macronutrients; fibers; diet; Caloric intake; obesity
• ISSN: 1875-533X
• DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170530080636

Cholesterol gallstone disease is a major health problem in Westernized countries and depends on a complex interplay between genetic factors, lifestyle and diet, acting on specific pathogenic mechanisms. Overweigh, obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and altered cholesterol homeostasis have bee...